10 things i hate about winter

you don't have to know much about me to know i haaatteee cold weather. unfortunately, that hatred is naturally spread out to an entire season. i get that winter can be beautiful...snow is fun...snow days are even more fun...there's purpose to it in the circle of life. but for me, i hate being cold and winter is cold.. and dark.... so here's 10 things i hate about winter.

1) it's cold.

2) it's dark.

3) you can be cute or you can be warm. i'm no fashionista, but the clothes i'd like to wear to stay warm (like long underwear and flannel lined jeans) are...well..we don't live in maine, so i'm pretty sure you'd make fun of me.

4) peeling off any hint of warmth from your body to put your bare bootie on a cold toilet seat. ugh. HATE going to the bathroom in the winter!

5) washing your hands in the winter. your hands are already soo dry. it takes forever to let the water warm up. but it's cold and flu season, so you NEED to wash more often than ever!

6) people who freak out about any kind of weather when the temperature is under 32*

7) the cold car in the mornings...takes forever for it to warm up. oh, and by the way, better spend some extra time outside while you scrape the windows.

8) being stuck inside. where we live, there's not snow to play in very often. without snow, i have zero reason to go play outside. i mean, it's cold and when jared gets home in the evening, it's dark. and opry mills is closed. so this little house is our prison. even on nights when i think "i'll run to target (or fill in the blank)" i remember that it's cold out there and think NO. WAY.

9) boredom. when the sun goes down, i'm done for the day. i want to claw my eyes out with boredom. which leads to an evening ritual of taking a hot bath and reading a book. that's fun...for me. i'm pretty sure that's not fun for jared, though he doesn't complain and it doesn't help with the whole dry skin thing.

10) i'm cranky. being cold makes me contract every muscle in my body (if only that had some kind of health benefits..like giving me a beach-ready body in the spring..but it doesn't.) i cross my arms, i slouch, i'm not interested in chit-chatting while standing in a parking lot or in my driveway. my whole body is tense. i really wish i could just hibernate or, even better, migrate.

**a bonus!**

11) two words: static electricity. when i get shocked by the car, i want to punch something in the face. and staticy hair is just annoying.

BAH to you, winter. once new year's is over, i'm just waiting for the great thaw out!!